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NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

COMMENCEMENT 1997

WELCOME

CEREMONIES

SUNRISE MUSICAL THEATRE

Sunrise, Florida

Sunday, the twenty-ninth of June Nineteen Hundred Ninety-seven

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THE ACADEMIC PROCESSION

Marshal

Candidates for the Doctoral Degree

Candidates for the Master's Degree

Members of the Faculty

Trustees

Distinguished Guests

University Officials

Graduate Commencement 1997

ORDER OF EXERCISE

Prelude

* Processional

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Crown Imperial .............................................. Walton

Convening the Commencement ................................. August C. Paoli Member, Board of Trustees

Presiding Officer ............................................. Ovid C. Lewis President

America, the Beautiful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Bates/Ward

o beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain,

For purple mountains' majesty Above the fruited plain!

America! America! God shed His grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea!

o beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years,

Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears!

America! America! God mend thine every flaw,

Confirm thy soul in self control Thy liberty in law!

Denoted that the audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

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ORDER OF EXERCISE

Opening Remarks ............................................ Ovid C. Lewis President

Presentation of 1997 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award .................................. William Vasquez

President, International Alumni Association

Assisted by: Lisa Davis Interim Director, Alumni Relations

Awarded to ....... . ..................... Patricia Boord, M.S., 1992

Conferring of Honorary Degree Doctor of Humanities .......................................... Ovid C. Lewis

Hooding Committee ......................... Marshall Lytle and Joseph Millsaps

Commencement Address

Members, Board of Trustees

Jill Reich Executive Director of the American Psychological Association and

Dean of Faculty at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut

Presentation of Graduates ................................. Elizabeth McDaniel Executive Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Center for Psychological Studies ........................ Ronald J. Chenail Interim Dean

School of Computer and Information Sciences ........ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Edward Lieblein

Dean

School of Social and Systemic Studies ................... Ronald J. Chenail Dean

Oceanographic Center ....................... . ...... Julian McCreary, Jr. Dean

Conferring of Degrees ...... ................................... Ovid C. Lewis

Recessional Epic March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ireland

Denoted that the audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

*

*

ORDER OF EXERCISE

Opening Remarks ............................................ Ovid C. Lewis President

Presentation of 1997 Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award .................................. William Vasquez

President, International Alumni Association

Assisted by: Lisa Davis Interim Director, Alumni Relations

Awarded to ............................. Patricia Boord, M.S., 1992

Conferring of Honorary Degree Doctor of Humane Letters ...................................... Ovid C. Lewis

Hooding Committee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Marshall Lytle and Joseph Millsaps Members, Board of Trustees

Commencement Address Jill Reich Executive Director of the American Psychological Association

Presentation of Graduates ................................. Elizabeth McDaniel Executive Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs

Center for Psychological Studies ........................ Ronald J. Chenail Interim Dean

School of Computer and Information Sciences .................................. Edward Lieblein

Dean

School of Social and Systemic Studies ................... Ronald J. Chenail Dean

Oceanographic Center .............................. Julian McCreary, Jr. Dean

Conferring of Degrees . ............................ . ........... Ovid C. Lewis

Recessional Epic March . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ireland

Denoted that the audience should stand during this part of the ceremony.

Deborah G. Schenek Fort Lauderdale, Florida Chairperson: William J. Burns, Ph.D.

Adam R. Schulman Wilton Manors, Florida Chairperson: William Dorfman, Ph.D.

Laurie Ann Sheerer Fort Lauderdale, Florida Chairperson: Philinda Hutchings, Ph.D.

Michael K. Simpson Sunrise, Florida Chairperson: William J. Burns, Ph.D.

Sherri Beth Abraham Davie, Florida

Shannon Hoban Allegretti Hoffman Estate, Illinois

Saundra Jean Appelt GulfPort, Mississippi

Sheri Pearl Ashcraft Miami Shores, Florida

Shari L. Balter Bedford, Ohio

Daniel Beeferman Catawissa, Pennsylvania

Mary Beth Benware Plantation, Florida

Hillary Sorokoff Fort Lauderdale, Florida Chairperson: Leonard Roth, Ph.D.

Amy B. Tomberg Boca Raton, Florida Chairperson: Charles Golden, Ph.D.

Nancie Phillip Tormey Ocean, New Jersey Chairperson: William J. Burns, Ph.D.

DOCTOR OF PSYCHOLOGY Center for Psychological Studies

Geoffrey N. Tremont Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Chairperson: Wiley Mittenberg, Ph.D.

Daryl E. Vorce Oakland Park, Florida Chairperson: Timothy Moragne, Ph.D.

Shelly R. Wiemert Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Chairperson: Steven N. Gold, Ph.D.

Suzanne Ledet Yuspeh Tampa, Florida Chairperson: Alan Kent, Ph.D.

Presented by RONALD J CHENAIL, Ph.D. WILLIAM J BURNS, Ph.D.

A. EUGENE SHAPIRO, Ph.D.

Jane A. Brown Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Noelle M. Burton West Chester, Pennsylvania

Caryn J. Buckwald Davie, Florida

Michael L. Deem Bruceton Mills, West Virginia

Erin Briana Elwood Columbia, Massachusetts

Ilma C. Galeote Miami, Florida

Lisa S. Galper Chandler, Arizona

Jennifer Lynn Geter Memphis, Tennessee

William B. Goeltz Davie, Florida

Claudia R. Golebum Wilmington, Delaware

Lisa Dawn Gordish Bloomington, Indiana

Melissa Lalanne Harrison Coral Springs, Florida

Christopher L. Heffner Carbondale, Illinois

Kathleen A. Herz Rhinebeck, New York

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Hedi 1. Hosig Karen Anne Pellerin Jennifer Lisa Sontz Dallas, Texas New Orleans, Louisiana New York City, New York

Charles Hoskins-Propst Angela Peterson Jill E. Spittle Morgantown, West Virginia Coral Springs, Florida Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Michele L. Jackson Anamaria C. Rey Robert L. Stewart Federal Way, Washington Miami, Florida Colorado Springs, Colorado

Robin Jill Kauffman Dolores A. Reilly Bernardine Marie Suppa Plantation, Florida Brick, New Jersey Shrewsbury, Massachusetts

Kimberly Michelle Knight Jose Enrique Rivera AmyC. Swan Coral Springs, Florida West Palm Beach, Florida Coral Springs, Florida

Cecile B. Krinski Laura Diane Robidoux Twila D. Taylor Plantation, Florida Bountiful, Utah Gulfport, Mississippi

Louis T. LaPorta, Jr. Stacey Lee Rogers Elizabeth Marie Thomas Tallahassee, Florida Sunrise, Florida Cooper City, Florida

Mark D. Landis DanL. Rose Matthew D. Thompson Annapolis, Maryland Phoenix, Arizona Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Laura Jane Lawson Dalia Elizabeth Saffa-Biller Sara L. Timmerman Columbia, South Carolina Weston, Florida Miami, Florida

Andrea Lippman Loeb Karen Jill Samuels Lauriann Tomaszeski Miramar, Florida Miami Beach, Florida Plantation, Florida

Michael A. Melton Adina Sandman Kenneth B. Tormey Doning Town, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Ocean, New Jersey

Leila P. Menon Ines Maria Schroeder Allison H. Upton Houston, Texas Wethersfield, Connecticut New York City, New York

Eileen Elizabeth Messing Jodi A. Sciandra Timothy D. Van Sickle Boca Raton, Florida Kissimmee, Florida Gainesville, Florida

Marsha Hargett Minkin Tiffany Lynn Seibold Donna M. Volpe Plantation, Florida Lauderhill, Florida Milford, Massachusetts

Laura Ann Mulhall George R. Shepeard Mitzi L. Von Mizener Abingdon, Maryland Durham, New Hampshire Hermitage, Tennessee

DeAnn Lyn Nerem Jill Kimberly Singer Michele S. Wittner Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Aventura, Florida New York City, New York

Lori E. Pappas Dennis Scott Slate Matthew S. Zimmerman Hingham, Massachusetts Fort Lauderdale, Florida Montague, Massachusetts

Anne K. Abate Cincinnati, Ohio

Thomas E. Beutel Fredericktown, Ohio

Robert H. Calabrese Hollywood, Florida

Star M. Ferdinand San Antonio, Texas

Andres A. Folleco Dania, Florida

Hee C. Lee Plano, Texas

Samuel Abraham Adrian, Michigan

William F. Conroy III Fort Belvior, Virginia

Larry E. Beebe Melbourne, Florida

Candice L. Buchanan Centerville, Virginia

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Computer and Information Sciences

Presented by ED WARD LIEBLEIN, Ph.D.

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

John P. Kirchner Marshfield, Wisconsin

Cameron Wayne Mateika Minitonas, Manitoba, Canada

Ronald David McFarland Flagstaff, Arizona

Danny Alan Niswander Longwood, Florida

Manoj Shashikant Patankar Sunnyvale, California

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Babu Mani Plano, Texas

INFORMA nON SYSTEMS

Charles L. McDonald, Jr. Texarkana, Texas

INFORMA nON SYSTEMS AND SCIENCE

Michael Falat Springfield, Virginia

Robert L. Miller Beavercreek, Ohio

Sandra Stidham Parker Charleston, South Carolina

Barbara Faye Shegog Davie, Florida

Beverly Simon East Brunswick, New Jersey

Winston M. Tellis Fairfield, Connecticut

Richard E. Turner Williamsburg, Massachusetts

Gregory Edward Simco Tamarac, Florida

Larry D. Vail Bourbonnais, Illinois

Frederick Ira Moxley II Chantilly, Virginia

Robert Norman Urwiler, Jr. Cumming, Georgia

Rolando Rueda-De-Leon Lake Worth, Florida

Victor George Williams Albany, Georgia

WeiqingHan Dania, Florida

Daniel T. Digatono Sioux Falls, South Dakota

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Oceanographic Center

Presented by JULIAN McCREARY, JR., Ph.D. CURTIS BURNEY, Ph.D.

Brian James Hicks Stuart, Florida

Shuliang Zhang Dania, Florida

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Social and Systemic Studies

Presented by RONALD J. CHENAIL, Ph.D. SHELLEY K. GREEN, Ph.D.

FAMILY THERAPY

Paul V. Maione Tamarac, Florida

Douglas Scott Nau York, Pennsylvania

Sandra S. Roscoe Davie, Florida

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Social and Systemic Studies

Presented by RONALD J. CHENAIL, Ph.D. CATHIE J. WITTY, Ph.D.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Richard Brian Jultak Boca Raton, Florida

Weiqing Han Dania, Florida

Daniel T. Digatono Sioux Falls, South Dakota

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Oceanographic Center

Presented by JULIAN McCREARY, JR., Ph.D. RICHARD DODGE, Ph.D.

Brian James Hicks Stuart, Florida

Shuliang Zhang Dania, Florida

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Social and Systemic Studies

Presented by RONALD J CHENAIL, Ph.D. SHELLEY K. GREEN, Ph.D.

F AMIL Y THERAPY

Paul V. Maione Tamarac, Florida

Douglas Scott Nau York, Pennsylvania

Sandra S. Roscoe Davie, Florida

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY School of Social and Systemic Studies

Presented by RONALD J CHENAIL, Ph.D. CATHIE J WITTY, Ph.D.

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

Richard Brian Jultak Boca Raton, Florida

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Deborah Anne LeVine Karen Colynn Lea Donald Martin Levan Elizabeth A. Lewis Gilda J. Lewis Janne A. Lomasky Nystrand Ivette Lopez Danielle R . Lyon Allen Valjean Mahan Kim M. Mahfood Frank J. Majnerich II Kellie J. Mallon Barbara Mangone Sus sette Marban Marilyn C. Marsh Russell A. Mauk Paul Mazur Ronna S. McColl Julie A. McCollough-Patrick Gayle McTighe Meredith Shay Meckley Ana Maria Mendez Margaret Mary Messenger Ileana M. Milian April E. Mitchell Christina Robi Morgan Stanley J. Mucinic Linda Murray Michelle Marie Mutschler Susan D. Myers Richard Thomas O'Toole Lori Ann Odendahl Pamela R. Oliver Wanda I. Orriola Michael Edward Ostrander Kristin E. Otte Sandra Isabel Pacheco Maritza Padron Andrea L. Panton Susanna Mae Paolozzi

Billie J. Cheney Claire V. Cousins Jeanne Redman Knotts Margaret A. Laird Anna J. Mabry

Arian S. Elfant

Isabel A. Parrondo Louis J. Passaro Hallie Beth Pasternack David C. Pate Vanna Sue Patsicostas David S. Perez Nancy Perez Kathleen D. Pickard Ruth Ann Pippo Thomas Patrick Poppy David S. Powell Todd Edward Pullen Krysta L. Quattlebaum Brian T. Reed Peter Richard Reilly Percival G. Ricketts Misaela L. Riggs Marie Anne Rogers Beatriz Roldan Angela Mary Rosario Rhonda K. Roseto Margery F. Rosowicz Suzanne M. Rossman Jennifer Nicole Roth Virginia R. Ryan Gary Louis Sandelier Mary M. Sanford Maria Teresa Santa-Cruz Nubia A. Santana Lynne Angela Santiago Veronica Zamora Santiago Jane Ann Sarwar Sondra L. Savage Tina L. Schenerman Elaine Michelle Schiffman Paul L. Schneider Saundralyn Syphrett Scott Lauren H. Silber Matthew D. Simon Andrea Singer-Lepow

SCHOOL GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING

Leanne Lorraine McEnany Robert F. Murray Kelley Sue Ross Rebecca Sue Smith Joan Michelle Traver

PSYCHOLOGY

Jonathan D. Elhai

Robin S. Skelley Francine C. Solomon-Fischler MyrnaM. Soto Jan Paula Spivak Jill Susanne Stalheber Randee A. Sternberg Patricia Jean Stewart Lilimay I. Stokes-Prospere Mary A. Sutton Amanda Mitchell Swango Catherine Mari Tabor Kathryn Elizabeth Tatum Timothy E. Thomas Diane T. Thompson Kwanya M. Toussaint-Sanders Michael G. Trabulsy Lisa Lynn Trinca Linda R. Truelson Kimberly A. Valle Regina L. Vandgrift Rosanne Elizabeth Venci Raul Vidal Stella Vidal Betty Sue Walk Sarah Elizabeth Walker Lidia Wallace Lynn Ann Wappler Tammy Rhea Ward Evan B. Weber Robyn J. Weiss Shauni B. Welsher Millie Whitehead Connie S. Whitson-Forbes Kathleen A. Whitworth Judith A. Wilkinson Jody Willmitch Judith Cunningham Wood Jan V. Wooldridge Michael Joseph Zalewa Sandra A. Zukowski

Yvette Vega Vivian Leigh Walls Quethlyn A. White Emily J. Williams

Shawn M. Freshwater

Pamela Marie Bachman Clay Beauregard Patrick H. Bellew Michele L. Biringer Barbara Bolwell Denise Bristol Charles Wade Crick, Jf. Marianus Dharma Datubara Kimberly Ferran Susan Finkle Mark J. Ford Neysa R. Foy Gabriel Rowena Preciosa P. Garcia

Gregory Yves Bonnet Drew C. Brown Carol A. Burkart Melissa L. Dore Paul Fitzgerald

MASTER OF SCIENCE Oceanographic Center

Presented by JULIAN McCREARY, JR., Ph.D. CURTIS BURNEY, Ph.D.

MARINE BIOLOGY

David S. Gilliam Kevin Paul Helmle Sean J. Heiss Matthew J. Herman Lee Ann Houchin Austin R. Ives Erin Kerby Carin B. Klein Elizabeth M. Lu German Mendez del Castillo Edgar A. Meza Sean O'Brien Jennifer Parris

OCEAN SCIENCES

Daniel M. Anderegg David K. Stout

COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Matthew J. Heilman Michael Hopkins Achim Kretschmer Kenneth Liddell Keven E. Mayo Paul D. Moen

Suzanne L. Piccini Jose C. Pichardo Tom E. Quinney Molly Row Dominique Schuchardt Brian P. Sharpe Robin L. Sherman Kevin C. Spingler Michelle Tatlock Susan J. Teel Susan L. Thornton Christopher White

Bisman Nababan Keith B. Overton Dana L. Rankin Wendy P. Sotera Sarah Suggs

MARINE BIOLOGY AND COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Alex F. Brylske Lisa A. Csuzdi Ronald Lauck

Carrie Ann Nelson

Pamela Marie Bachman Clay Beauregard Patrick H. Bellew Michele L. Biringer Barbara Bolwell Denise Bristol Charles Wade Crick, Jr. Marianus Dharma Datubara Kimberly Ferran Susan Finkle Mark J. Ford Neysa R. Foy Gabriel Rowena Preciosa P. Garcia

Gregory Yves Bonnet Drew C. Brown Carol A. Burkart Melissa L. Dore Paul Fitzgerald

MASTER OF SCIENCE Oceanographic Center

Presented by JULIAN McCREARY, JR., Ph.D. RICHARD DODGE, Ph.D.

MARINE BIOLOGY

David S. Gilliam Kevin Paul Helrnle Sean 1. Heiss Matthew 1. Herman Lee Ann Houchin Austin R. Ives Erin Kerby Carin B. Klein Elizabeth M. Lu German Mendez del Castillo Edgar A. Meza Sean O'Brien Jennifer Parris

OCEAN SCIENCES

Daniel M. Anderegg David K. Stout

COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Matthew 1. Heilman Michael Hopkins Achim Kretschmer Kenneth Liddell Keven E. Mayo Paul D. Moen

Suzanne L. Piccini Jose C. Pichardo Tom E. Quinney Molly Row Dominique Schuchardt Brian P. Sharpe Robin L. Sherman Kevin C. Spingler Michelle Tatlock Susan J. Teel Susan L. Thornton Christopher White

Bisman Nababan Keith B. Overton Dana L. Rankin Wendy P. Sotera Sarah Suggs

MARINE BIOLOGY AND COSTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT

Alex F. Brylske Lisa A. Csuzdi Ronald Lauck

Carrie Ann Nelson

John Baxter Allen Victor Garcia Barreras Kenneth B. Gibbons

Elaine L. Demps Ernest F. Hensley

Vincent V. Arecchi Daniel N. Baer Judith Ann Davidoff Mary Lou DeMarco Karen Jones Edmond Norma J. Foote

Eric S. Ackerman Mark E. Anderson Ronald Wayne Bendele Terrence E. Brennan Andrea Kay Brown Corey J. Brunisholz Gilberto Capote Edward T. Crowley Barbara J. Edge Michele Franke Christopher 1. Grillo Cheryl-Ann Henry Dong-Lin Kang

MASTER OF SCIENCE School of Computer and Information Sciences

Presented by ED WARD LIEBLEIN, Ph.D. GEORGE M GABB, MS.

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Stephen Lee Hansen John L. Hipps Ashfaquz Kazi James Tsan Yu Kwong

COMPUTER BASED- LEARNING

Richard E. McFadden David S. Metcalf II Franceway C. Stratton

COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCA nON

Phyllis Paula Gelman Randy A. Harper Douglas L. Jacobs Theresa A. Lipinski Daniel Martinez

Michael J. Steinmetz Donald F. Todd Cheng-Hsu Davi Wu

Saul F. Tawil Richard L. Windley

Susan G. McBee Holladay Harpe Mentillo Kimberly K. Rabon William Roberts Krystal L. Scott Joy Haywood Webb

MANAGEMENT OF INFORMA nON SYSTEMS

Myung We on Kim Jason Kirshenbaum Robert 1. LaRocca Rose M. Lemos Vaseal Montgomery Lewis Maria Angels Linares Virginia E. Mallett Laura L. McLester Terence 1. McManus Hoa T. Nguyen N. Matthew Norvill David A. Pasternak Jonathan L. Peeler

Douglas Prechtel David L. Pritchard Mitch Raton Olushola A. Reis Randall D. Ryan Michael Lewis Salem Steven P. Scop Elvia M. Storr Brian A. Symonette John D. Twilley Hui Jun Wang Ronald L.A. Weekes Vicki V. Wheeler

Mohamed M. Allam William R. Baer Ahmad S. Baghal Maxwell R. Bates III Pamela Elnora Burke Ruey-Ming Chao Gregory J. Clarkson Jose Davis Jimmy Garces Farideh V. Gozleveli James Andrew Guerin David C. Hainline Venita K. Howell

COMPUTER INFORMA nON SYSTEMS

Willy C. Isaac Kurt A. Jordan Jeffrey C. Keehn Lori Williams Keehn Tyrone Franklin Lamar Michael Lyons Janice M. Marlowe Johnny McKeever Jose F. Migoya Chandra S. Mouli Sandra L. Murray Thanasansombat Na-Chiangmai Vincent W. Petraroli

Barry Price Donald W. Ray Jeffrey S. Rich M. Waseem Sadiq Kenneth Edward Scarberry Christopher L. Serrano Cleve E. Sharpe Gary R. Smith Steve A. Spesard Paul C. Stacy Delphine B. Thornton William D. Whitney BartC. Wise

OFFICERS OF THE CORPORATION

Ronald G. Assaf W. Tinsley Ellis Ray Ferrero, Jr. Harry A. Gampel Linda L. Gill William D. Horvitz Royal F. Jonas Kenneth V. Knight Jack L. LaBonte

Wendy Halpern

Chair ROBERT A. STEELE

President

OVID C. LEWIS

Vice Chair RAY FERRERO, JR.

Secretary W. TINSLEY ELLIS

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Ovid C. Lewis Marshall B. Lytle II Arnold Melnick, D.O. Joseph R. Millsaps August C. Paoli Emanuel Pushkin, O.D. David H. Rush Barry J. Silverman, M.D.

EX OFFICIO

Terrence Russell

Abraham S. Fischler President Emeritus

Franklin L. Smith Harry L. Smith

Kay Smith Robert A. Steele

Morton Terry, D.O. R. David Thomas

Jay Tischenkel, R.Ph. August Urbanek

Zachariah P. Zachariah, M.D.

William Vasquez

HONORARY TRUSTEES

Robert O. Barber Hamilton Forman

Myron I. Segal, M.D. J. Wallace Wrightson

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION Academic Year 1996-97

OVID C. LEWIS, J.S.D. President

JOEL S. BERMAN, J.D. Vice President, Legal Affairs

RONALD BLACK, M.Ed. Associate Vice President, Information Technologies

DOUGLAS G. BUCK, D.P.A. Associate Vice President, Human Resources

MARILYN JOHNSON, M.S. Vice President, Institutional Advancement

JOSEPH B. LAKOVITCH, J.D. Vice President, Student Affairs

JOHN LOSAK, Ph.D. Vice President, Research and Planning

ELIZABETH A. McDANIEL, Ph.D. Executive Provost, Vice President for Academic Affairs

ARNOLD MELNICK, D.O. Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost, Health Professions Division

DONALD E. RIGGS, M.L.S., Ed.D. Vice President, Information Services & University Librarian

JOHN J. SANTULLI, II, M.B.A. Associate Vice President, Administration

JEFFREY SCHNEIDER, C.P.A., M.B.A. Vice President, Administration and Finance

MORTON TERRY, D.O. Chancel/or, Health Professions Division

FACULTY

Academic Year 1996-97

CENTER FOR PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES

RONALD J. CHENAIL, Ph.D. Interim Dean

NATHAN AZRIN, Ph.D. Professor

DAVID F. BARONE, Ph.D. Professor

WILLIAM J. BURNS, Ph.D. Professor

FRANK A. DePIANO, Ph.D. Professor

WILLIAM DORFMAN, Ph.D. Associate Professor

BERNARD EINGOLD, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus

JAN FAUST, Ph.D. Associate Professor

STEVEN N. GOLD, Ph.D. Associate Professor

CHARLES GOLDEN, Ph.D. Professor

PAMELA HALL, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

MICHEL HERS EN, Ph.D. Professor

PHILINDA HUTCHINGS, Ph.D. Associate Professor

ROBERT KABACOFF, Ph.D. Professor

ALAND. KATELL, Ph.D. Associate Professor

WILLIAM KELLEHER, Ph.D. Associate Professor

ALAN I. KENT, Ph.D. Associate Professor

ROBERT LANE, Ph.D. Resident Psychoanalytic Scholar

CYNTHIA LAST, Ph.D. Professor

JOHN LEWIS, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

WILEY MITTENBERG, Ph.D. Associate Professor

DOlL D. MONTGOMERY, Ph.D. Professor

TIMOTHY MORAGNE, Psy.D. Associate Professor

HELEN ORV ASCHEL, Ph.D. Professor

BADY QUINTAR, Ph.D. Professor

LEO J. REYNA, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus

LEONARD ROTH, Ph.D. Associate Professor

RONALD SAMUDA, Ph.D. Professor

BARRY A. SCHNEIDER, Ph.D. Associate Professor

ALFRED H. SELLERS, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

EUGENE SHAPIRO, Ph.D. Professor

EDWARD R. SIMCO, Ph.D. Professor

LINDA SOBELL, Ph.D. Professor

MARK SOBELL, Ph.D. Professor

VINCENT B. VAN HASSEL T, Ph.D. Professor

ROBERT WEITZ, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus

SCHOOL OF COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

EDWARD LIEBLEIN, Ph.D. Dean and Professor

GERTRUDE W. ABRAMSON, Ed.D. Professor

W. SHANE BRUCE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

MAXINE COHEN, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

LAURIE P. DRINGUS, Ph.D. Associate Professor

BARBARA 1. EDGE, M.S. Assistant Director, CSICIS Doctoral Programs

GEORGE K. FORNSHELL, Ph.D. Associate Professor

GEORGE M. GABB, M.S. Director, Undergraduate and Master's Programs

S. ROLLINS GUILD, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

MICHAEL LASZLO, Ph.D. Associate Professor

JACQUES C. LEVIN, Ph.D. Professor

MARILYN 1. KEMPER LITIMAN, Ph.D. Professor

FRANK MITROPOULOS, M.S. Instructor and Director of Computing

SUMITRA MUKHERJEE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

RAUL A. SALAZAR, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

JOHN SCIGLIANO, Ed.D. Professor

BELLARMIN SEL V ARAJ, M .S. Director of Research and Evaluation

MAYA SEMAAN, M .S. Assistant Director CTEIISIISC Doctoral Programs

JUNPING SUN, Ph.D. Associate Professor

RAISA SZABO, M.S. Instructor

STEVE TERRELL, Ed.D. Associate Professor

OCEANOGRAPHIC CENTER

JULIAN McCREARY, Jr., Ph.D. Dean and Professor

BART 1. BACA Senior Research Scientist

PATRICIA BLACKWELDER, Ph.D. Associate Professor

CURTIS BURNEY, Ph.D. Coordinator, Ocean Studies Major Associate Professor

RICHARD DODGE, Ph.D. Administrative Director and Associate Dean Director, Institute of Marine and Coastal Studies Professor

GARY KLEPPEL, Ph.D. Professor

BARRY KLINGER, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

CHARLES MESSING, Ph.D. Associate Professor

ANDREW M. MOORE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor

MAHMOOD SHIVn, Ph.D . Assistant Professor

RUSSELL SNYDER, Ph.D. Professor

ALEXANDER SOLOVIEV, Ph.D. Associate Professor

RICHARD SPIELER, Ph.D. Coordinator, Life Sciences Major Associate Professor

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL AND SYSTEMIC STUDIES

RONALD 1. CHENAIL, Ph.D. Dean Associate Professor

CHRISTOPHER F. BURNETT, Psy.D. Assistant Professor Department of Family Therapy

SEAN BYRNE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Dispute Resolution

PATRICIA M . COLE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Family Therapy

NORA FEMENIA, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Dispute Resolution

DOUGLAS G. FLEMONS, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Department of Family Therapy

SHELLEY K. GREEN, Ph.D. Director and Associate Professor Ph.D. Program in Department of Family Therapy

JOHN LANDE, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Dispute Resolution

BRIAN D. POLKINGHORN, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Dispute Resolution

ANNE H. RAMBO, Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Family Therapy

LEE G. SHILTS, Ph.D. Chair and Associate Professor Department of Family Therapy

MARGO WEISS, Ph.D. Director and Assistant Professor Medical Family Therapy Program and Us. Program in Department of Family Therapy

CATHIE 1. WITTY, Ph.D. Chair and Assistant Professor Graduate Programs in the Department of Dispute Resolution

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Nova Southeastern University wishes to acknowledge those individuals whose efforts contributed to the coordination and direction of today's exercises.

Ann Booth Chair

Karen Crosby

The Commencement Committee

Tresha Daise Rob Gabrielsen Heidi Levinson Tania Hibbard-Nelson

Elaine Poff Arlene Skerrit Sheree Ann Wheatle

The following members of the Nova Southeastern University community are sharing their musical talents with us today:

Ken Kronstadt, Beth Wardlaw, clarinet; Kathy Klockzeim,piccolo; Maria McKee, Mindy COlT, Rashad Jackson, Alicia Rivera, Chris O'Farrill, trumpet; Kelly Kirkpatrick, Ron Gilbert, Ashley Goulet, Ron Faircloth, horn; Nathan Lyke, Jamie Grinos, Roy Wimbush, trombone; Chris Stabile, Dominic Church, tuba; Kristen Weaver, mallets-percussion; Darrell McKee, Sean Gill, percussion; George Mitchell, tympani; Jeremy Schreiber, oboe; Christine Jackson, Jonathan Hoyt Goode, Judy Shulman, Steve Culp, keyboards; Helena Randel, Marie G. Randell, violin; Shibbon Mitchell, string bass; Michael Marks, voice; Mark Cavanaugh, conductor, arranger.

Special appreciation is extended to:

Mark Cavanaugh for coordination, orchestration, and direction of today's commencement ensemble. Rob Gabrielsenfor coordination of commencement.

Elaine Pofffor coordination of commencement and program design.

Chip Bowdenfor the announcement of candidates.

Maria Kluttzfor musical assistance.

Teri Harding from Deaf Services Center of Broward County for sign language interpretation. Nova Books' Staff. Nova Southeastern University's Physical Plant Staff. Nova Southeastern University's Presidential Knights. Nova Southeastern University's Support Staff.

ACADEMIC REGALIA

The caps, gowns and hoods of the academic procession date back to the Middle Ages, when they were common dress for scholars. Monks and students wore them to keep warm in the damp and drafty twelfth-century castles and halls of learning.

The Bachelor's gown has a pleated front and long, pointed sleeves. The Master's gown, which may be worn open, is distinguished by its long, square sleeves, closed at the end and slit near the elbow to permit the forearms to come through. The Doctor's gown, which also may be worn open, is trimmed with velvet panels down the front, with three velvet bars on its bell-shaped sleeves. The hood is the key to the costume. With a tassel of the same material as the gown, it is lined in silk with a color or colors of the institution conferring the degree. The length ofthe hood indicates the degree: four feet for the Doctor, three-and-a-half feet for the Master, and three feet for the Bachelor. The hood is sometimes omitted on the Bachelor's gown. The width ofthe velvet border also indicates a degree. The widest border belongs to the Doctor's gown.

The color of the hood's border indicates the field of learning to which the degree pertains. The Doctor's hood may bear a single chevron on the lining. Two narrow chevrons indicate a Bachelor, while the Master may have a single chevron or have the hood divided equally in two colors.

The various fields of learning are indicated by color as follows: arts, letters, humanities -- white; commerce and accountancy -- drab; economics -- copper; education or pedagogy -- light blue; engineering -- orange; fine arts, including architecture -- brown; law -- purple; library science -­lemon; medicine -- green; philosophy -- dark blue; science -- golden yellow.

NOTE: The appearance of a name in this program should not be interpreted as evidence of graduation. The student's permanent record, on file in the Office of the University Registrar, remains the official testimony of the possession of a Nova Southeastern degree.

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